Carrier profile · USDOT 984951 · MC-418897 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

WATCO LLC

28 power unitsavg 13.2 yrLocal · 1 statesSOMERSET, KY81/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-418897 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY
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Safety

Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 31.6%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 5.7%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 19 vehicle and 35 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

40.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 13.5 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

33 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 4

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Expected band
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.6 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 28-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.
Registered power units
28
Inspections · 24 mo
35
Annualized
≈18 / yr
Coverage
≈0.6 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

69%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
Hours-of-Service
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
64%
Driver Fitness
Vektor peer est.
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
61%
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

  • 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving17 · 0 OOS
  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 5 OOS
  • 393.25 Lighting device requirementsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
  • 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
  • 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
  • 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving2 · 2 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
  • 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 54 inspections — a clean logging history.

Crash history· 32 total · 2 in 24 mo

32
Total crashes
2
In last 24 mo
3
Fatal
8
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20251010
20242011
20232002
20221001
20211001
20201011
20181001
20171001
20162002
20151011
20121001
20111101
20102002
20092012
20081011
20063003
20053103
20042112
20032002
20022012
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Jun 19, 2025KY03No
Aug 28, 2024KY01No
Jun 17, 2024OH00Yes
Sep 28, 2023KY00Yes
Sep 6, 2023KY00Yes
Sep 9, 2022KY00Yes
Feb 3, 2021KY00Yes
Jun 18, 2020KY01Yes
Jan 23, 2018KY00Yes
Nov 3, 2017KY00Yes
Sep 2, 2016KY00Yes
May 12, 2016KY00Yes
Feb 6, 2015KY01Yes
Oct 26, 2012KY00Yes
Jul 25, 2011KY10Yes
Nov 1, 2010OH00Yes
Jun 7, 2010TN00Yes
Oct 10, 2009TN00Yes
Mar 25, 2009KY01Yes
Jul 23, 2008KY01Yes
Dec 22, 2006KY00Yes
Oct 6, 2006KY00Yes
Jun 3, 2006TN00Yes
Oct 31, 2005KY10Yes
Apr 20, 2005KY00Yes